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Nov 15, 2016, 11:17 am

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Originally Posted by Lawyerneering

Here's a Bloomberg article with additional info and no pay wall:

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...-billion-quest

I'd disagree with the author's statement that United is 'bolstering' the UAX fleet instead of adding mainline... the 24 E75s it will now be purchasing and leasing back on behalf of RAH were already under contract for UAL flying. No material change in UAX fleet plans for now.

What will be interesting is whether the company continues to pull down 50-seat flying as planned, as there is no clear replacement for that capacity at the moment. It's clear they are shooting for increased utilization again, but without the 73Gs, that capacity stands to just go 'poof'.

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Originally Posted by milypan

From a passenger's perspective, what is the advantage of a 737 MAX over the 73G? I understand the benefit from a shareholder perspective (lower fuel burn), but how does the MAX improve passenger comfort relative to the NG?

It really doesn't. From the passenger's perspective, the MAX will be virtually indistinguishable from recent 737 deliveries with the Sky Interior.

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